Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
Terrible Accident to an Excursion Train
in IlIinois-It Goes Through Burned
Cu1vert and is Completely Wrecked
Frightfu1 Loss of Life.

CHATswoRrH, I'll. Aug. 1.-THE Niagara
Falls excursion train on the Toledo,
Peoria & Western Railway, consisting of
seventeen coaches and sleepers, crowd
ed with passengers from Peoria, ILL.,,
and points along the line, was wrecked
two and one-half miles east of Chats
worth by running into burning culvert.
| The two engines were completely
| wrecked together with ten coaches and
| baggage car. Engineer McClintock was
| instantly killed. Two firemen and the,
other engineer escaped serious injury,
The ten cars were piled on top of the
two engines, being telescoped and piled
across and on top of each other. 1t is
miraculous how any escaped, as the
coaches and engines do not occupy over
two car lengths of track and all on
top of the roadbed. In one coach,
not person escaped. In another only
lady. Seventy dead have been taken out
up to this time and 100 wounded are now
in Chatsworth in the town hall, school
| house, depot, etc. At Piper City there
are a large number of wounded-over
| 80. The dead are estimated at over 100.
| The cars caught fire, but the blaze was put
out by trainmen and passengers. A
heavy rain set in about two hours after
| the wreck before the wounded could be
| taken away. It rained for two hours.
The people are doing all they can for the
wounded.
Among the killed the following have
been identified: Mrs. P. Cress, of
Washington, Ill. Mrs. May Lass; Arthur
| McCarty; James Blair; Ed. McClintock,
engineer of No. Is, roasted to
death; Joe Hatton, baggagemas
e e
Eureka; Mrs. DIR. Drucket, of Forrest;
Miss Ward, Lacon; F. r. Hill and wife,
Berwick; Mrs. r. Strand and son, SYRIA
cuse; n. V. Trovillo, Abingdon; AFRO
| Gala, Alta; Mrs. E. NJ. Snedaker, Alb
ngdon; J. d. Richard, Patriot, Ind; E.
G. Breeze, Wyoming; NJ. Patterson,
Wyoming.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. ia special to
| the Journal, from Chatsworth, ILL.,, SAYS
| that it was a wild and excited throng
| which surrounded the Union Depot IN
| Peoria, this morning. News Of the
! wreck of the Niagara excursion train,
with fifteen coaches and two engines,
had sped like wild fire. Four hundred
excursionists from Peoria, Canton,
Eureka and other places, many of them.
we'll known and highly respected
aboard All sorts of rumors were
| floating round, and the number of killed
were variously estimated at from six to-
hundred. The first relief train left
| Peoria at $50. Every one was sad and
discussed the probable results in &C
cents low. It was impossible to hear
anything in Peoria, and many men and
women went aboard the train who were
fearful lest some dear one was among
| the dead or horribly mangled. At all
stations along the line, large crowds OF
| excited people had gathered, anxious
to hear the latest news from Peoria.
| ing of an authentic nature could be
| learned. When the relief train reached
| its destination it was a sad and CHASTITY
sight that was brought to view. Ten
| coaches had either gone through the
| bridge or were piled in a promiscuous
heap crosswise and ]engthwise Of the
| track. Shrieks and groans Of the wound
ed and dying could be heard. The
| bridge through which the cars passed
was a small one. It had been afre, which
was the cause of it's weakening, causing
| the frightful holocaust. So far over
seventy bodies have been recovered.
| They were conveyed to the town hall
school house and on the depot platform.
\ ~
| cars and not even a sound can be heard
| from them. It is feared all are dead
and the number of killed is estimated
at 200; wounded so far number 80.
| The following are among the killed: Ed.
McClintock, of Peoria, engineer, aged
| SO, leaves a a wife and two children;
son of Ezra Meek. aged 20, Eureka; Miss
May Laws, Eureka; Arthur Mccarthy,
Eureka; James Blair, Eureka; Mrs. DR..
Ducat, Forrest; her baby safe; wife Of
travelling man of Kankakee; GOdel,
father and son; Bill Stevenson and two
d amd5 Sea. CAPT Hrs R Rihia9' A M5s
Mrs. VIM. Bail, Susie Ball, Miss Pearl
Phena Frahm, Mrs. Valentine, Mrs.
Valdeio and daughter; Mrs. thinner
man; Fred Weinnett and daughter
Pearl, all of Peoria. Mrs. Kate
Cress, Washington, and Cora Smith of
Peoria, are fatally injured. 1t is impos-
| sible to get the full list. All bodies
have been recovered and number sew
enty. They are at Chatsworth and Pip
| er City. Everything is in the widest
confusion. Many are mangled beyond
recognition.
| PEORIA, Ill.,, Aug. 11.-Dispatches re-
ceived by the Transcript up to IL "A. NJ.
from the scene of the accident on the
! Peoria, Toledo & Western railroad, con-
firm the report that fully 00persons are
killed. Among the victims are the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Zimmerman and the
| infant child of Joe Neal, of Peoria.
Among the injured ale: ]. F. Dechman,
of Peoria, slightly; Miss Pearl Adams
and Mrs Kittie WEIGH, of Peoria, ribs
broken; Robert Zimmerman, of Peoria,
badly hurt; Miss May McVoy, of Peoria,
badly hurt; Mrs. Joe Neal, legs broken;
| Wallace Robinson, of Peoria, and Mrs.
I. w Grant, of Peoria, dangerously,
2 P. MA private dispatch from
Superintendent Armstrong, OF the Ioiec
| do. Peoria & Western Railway, says 10
bodies have been taken out of the wreck
| at Chatsworth.